Facsimile of LJS 411, Sharḥ-i Zīj-i jadīd-i Sultānī

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Astronomy--Early works to 1800 Codices
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Manuscripts Persian--15th century
Manuscripts Renaissance

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2015-08-16

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Commentary on the Zīj-i jadīd-i Sultānī, which comprised tables of calendar calculations, trigonometry, planets, and stars compiled from observations made at the observatory in Samarqand, completed in 1447. Includes some tables, marginal commentary attributed to Mullah Muẓaffar (f. 239v), 7 generally contemporary diagrams tipped in, and 1 diagram and 1 small note laid in.

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